Photolisting Profile for Jashawn

Jashawn is a 16-year-old boy from North Carolina who is hoping to be adopted.

Jashawn is a charming, easy-going, polite 16 year-old who is always helpful and fun to be around. Jashawn loves sports and he plays basketball and football. He is great at math and wants to go to college to become an accountant. Jashawn's warm personality makes it easy for him to make friends. Jashawn attends regular classes and has a lot of potential. He can do well in school when he is encouraged to maintain his focus on his class work and stay on task. Jashawn has made tremendous progress at controlling his impulses and using appropriate ways of expressing his feelings; he has also worked very hard on taking responsibility for his actions. Jashawn responds well to positive reinforcement and support. Jashawn would do well in a two parent family with a strong male role model and a nurturing female role model. He needs a family that is able to spend individual time with him and has clear consistent expectations. A family for Jashawn will need to be able to take time to build a trusting relationship with him. Jashawn has siblings with whom contact by phone and visits will need to be supported.